Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #612021 in Books
• Published on: 1991-09
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 30 pages

Amazon.com
Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book, Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit preparing for--or attempting to postpone--his own slumber. He says goodnight to every object in sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush." Clement Hurd's illustrations are simple and effective, alternating between small ink drawings and wide, brightly colored views of the little rabbit's room.

Finding all of the items mentioned throughout the book within the pictures is a good bedtime activity--a reappearing little mouse is particularly pesky. By the end of the little rabbit's goodnight poem, the story has quieted to a whisper, and the drawings have darkened with nightfall. As you turn the last page, you can expect a sleepy smile and at least a yawn or two. (Picture book)

Synopsis
Before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to all his familiar possessions, as his big, green bedroom slowly darkens. On board pages.

Customer Reviews

A Great Baby Book
A friend from the States sent us this book, and what a great book it is. My 14 week old son is entranced by this book. No matter how hyper or unruly he seems before an attempt at story time, he settles immediately for "Goodnight, Moon." The swapping of the pages, between bright colours and black/white, is a wonderful device that seems to work with young babies. It's become our favourite bedtime story, and I'd highly recommend it.

Like they all say: unexpectedly incredible!
I tossed this rather ugly little book aside when it was given to me for my 6 month old. The pictures seemed very old fashioned and cheap - only some in colour - and it got progressively dingy. Plus the rhyme was witless.

When I moved house, this tumbled out of the books I brought with me, and I was ready to toss it aside again. But I just happened to read it to my daughter and found she was totally engrossed - she was now FOURTEEN months old. The following day, she woke in the middle of the night, screaming and impossible to settle. This was a very rare occurrence, and I wasn't sure what to do, but I remembered she'd been interested in Goodnight Moon the day before and read it to her in a low light. She stopped screaming instantly, and was lulled by the words and by focusing on the dwindling light in the book. Since then, every single time I've read it to her, it has soothed her, when she's been ill, upset, grumpy from lack of sleep or hyperactive. It is some kind of witchcraft, I tell you!

Not as sophisticated, funny or beautiful as ANY of her other books, nevertheless, this is maybe the most important baby book I own. I don't know what's in it that does the trick, but it works. I am also a convert - I find the rhymes and pictures beguiling now.

Dillon's new favourite.
When I first received Goodnight Moon, I was a bit apprehensive. The verse was more complex and the drawings more intricate than my 2-year-old nephew's other books. Luckily I was wrong and he absolutely adores Goodnight Moon. He can already repeat a lot of the verse himself and the soothing verse seems to have a strong effect on him. He loves looking for the mouse on the pages and saying "hush" with the old lady. He's even started to wave goodnight to the moon when his mum draws the curtains at night.